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cocoși-de-mesteacăn

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

8 syllables
19 characters
Romanian
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8syllables

cocoșidemesteacăn

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

co-co-și-de-mes-te-a-căn

Pronunciation

/koˈkoʃi de mesˈte̯akən/

Stress

00100101

Morphemes

cocoși, mesteacăn

The word 'cocoși-de-mesteacăn' is a compound noun meaning 'birch roosters'. It is divided into eight syllables based on vowel sounds, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable of 'mesteacăn'. The morphemic analysis reveals roots of Old Slavic origin. Syllabification follows standard Romanian rules prioritizing vowels and avoiding unnecessary consonant breaks.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Roosters of the birch tree; a poetic or folkloric term.

    Birch roosters

    “În povești, se vorbește despre cocoși-de-mesteacăn care aduc noroc.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of 'mesteacăn' ('te'). The 'cocoși' syllables are unstressed, and 'de' is a weak preposition.

Syllables

8
co/ko/
co/ko/
și/ʃi/
de/de/
mes/mes/
te/te/
a/a/
căn/kən/

co — Open syllable, containing a single vowel and consonant.. co — Open syllable, containing a single vowel and consonant.. și — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and consonant cluster.. de — Open syllable, a preposition.. mes — Open syllable, containing a vowel and consonant.. te — Open syllable, stressed syllable.. a — Open syllable, containing a single vowel.. căn — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and consonant.

Word Parts

root

cocoși, mesteacăn

cocoși - Old Slavic origin; mesteacăn - Old Slavic origin

Similar Words

car­tesoa­repă­du­re

Vowel-Based Syllabification

Romanian syllabification prioritizes vowels. Each vowel generally forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex and unpronounceable. In this case, 'șt' remains within the 'cocoși' syllables.

  • Compound noun stress generally remains on the last component.
  • The preposition 'de' is always unstressed.
  • Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might slightly affect the phonetic transcription, but not the syllable division.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025

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